1756 - Prussian operations in Eastern Bohemia – Austrian OOB Piccolomini

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Description

In September 1756, Feldzeugmeister Piccolomini led a small Austrian army (17,000 men) based between Prerau (present-day Přerov) and Olmütz (present-day Olomouc) in Moravia.

Detail of Piccolomini's Corps

Regular Infantry Arenberg (2 bns) Bethlen (2 bns) Botta (2 bns) Leopold Daun (2 bns) Erzherzog Carl (2 bns) Gaisruck (2 bns) Haller (1 bn) Macquire (1 bn) Marschall (1) (2 bns) Moltke (2 bns) Neipperg (2 bns) Piccolomini (2 bns) (1) The grenadiers companies of these regiments were with the Austrian main army at Lobositz (present-day Lovosice)

Heavy Cavalry Birkenfeld Cuirassiers (??? sqns) Erzherzog Leopold Cuirassiers (??? sqns) Löwenstein Cuirassiers (??? sqns) Lucchesi Cuirassiers (??? sqns) Batthyányi Dragoons (2) (??? sqns) Kolowrat-Krakowski Dragoons (2) (??? sqns) Prinz Savoyen Dragoons (??? sqns) Light Cavalry Festetics Hussars (??? sqns) Splényi Hussars (??? sqns) (2) The horse grenadier companies of these regiments were with the Austrian Main Army at Lobositz

References

Großer Generalstab, Die Kriege Friedrichs des Großen. Dritter Teil: Der Siebenjährige Krieg 1756–1763, Vol. 5, Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II, Berlin, 1901-1914